The Bloomington Traveling Baseball Association (BTBA) in conjunction with the 2026 Bloomington Bandits Cooperstown Baseball Team is seeking your support.

Each year, the BTBA is honored to send a team of 12-year-old baseball players to represent our city at the Cooperstown Dreams Park Baseball Tournament in Cooperstown, NY (home of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame). The team will be representing the BTBA at community events throughout the year leading up to the tournament in August 2026.

To help offset the cost of entry fees, lodging and travel for the players and coaches, our players are raising money by selling sponsorships to local businesses, raking leaves, selling pizzas, bagging groceries and more. They are also asking the community for monetary donations as well as non-cash donations to be sold at a silent auction during our largest fundraising event of the year - a rib dinner on March 28, 2026, at the Everett McClay VFW 1296 in Bloomington.

The auction will BEGIN on March 25, 2026 @ 5pm central time and END on March 28, 2026 at 7:15pm central time. Items may be picked up in person at the Everett McClay VFW 1296 in Bloomington on March 28 between 7:15pm and 8:45pm. Winners of items items not picked up on March 28 will be contacted to make arrangements for delivery.

BTBA is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and your generous donations are tax deductible.

Questions? Reach out to us at bloomingtoncooperstown2026@gmail.com

With gratitude from your 2026 Bloomington Cooperstown Team,
Owen, Lucas, Ben, Toby, Quentin, Luke, Gordon, Charlie, Drew, Keegan & Evan

Thank you so much to our our community for donating cash and silent auction items to the team!

2026 Bloomington Bandits Cooperstown Team

By Bloomington Traveling Baseball Association

2026 Bloomington Bandits Cooperstown Team